Is anyone tired of snow yet? I think a lot of us are sick to death of it! It’s snowing right now and I love it. It’s so relaxing to watch it fall. I remember as a kid how I would just find a spot outside to sit while it snowed. It was so peaceful and everything was quiet. My favorite place to watch the snow as a kid was at my grandma’s house. My grandma’s backdoor opened underneath her carport, so I could go out and sit on the swing and stay dry. Even though she lived in the city, her road was several streets back from the main road, so it was usually quiet. And when it snowed, you could almost hear the snowflakes touching the ground. The snow could make everything pretty, because it covered everything so completely. Even the most dirty and depressing city is transformed by a blanket of snow.
It makes me think of how the Lord’s blood covers us so completely. No matter how ugly we are on the inside, His blood makes us beautiful in the Father’s eyes. It transforms us into something we could never be on our own. I know that there have been times, especially after I was saved, when I said or did something that was wrong. I have learned a lot in the years I’ve been saved. I know that I can say I’m saved, that the Lord has changed me, but I have to fight with my flesh every day. I’m sure I’ve done things that made me a hypocrite without meaning to be, but I can admit when I’m wrong. Most of the time anyway!
When this snow melts, we’ll be able to see things we forgot about. The bare patch of grass in the yard, the neighbor’s junk around their house, the water hose I didn’t hang up. But the Lord’s blood never goes away. It still covers our ugly sins, no matter what. We just have to be careful not to use His covering in the wrong way. We can’t feel like we’re better than others that don’t have it. We can’t look down our noses like the Pharisees and think, “I’m so glad I’m not like them!” We can be thankful for our salvation and be thankful that we aren’t up to our necks and more in sin, but we should always be mindful of everyone’s final destination and make sure others know which Way to go!
